At the end of June, the Nordex Group received a new order from Germany: Nordex will supply and install three N175/6.X wind turbines for the Twistenberg wind farm in northern Hesse. The 20 MW wind farm will generate around 55 GWh of renewable electricity annually and, together with existing photovoltaic systems, will cover around two-thirds of the electricity requirements of the Continental tire plant in Korbach. The order also includes a 20-year full maintenance contract for the three turbines.
A special feature of the project is the planned direct delivery of the generated electricity to a major industrial customer: the operator and owner of the wind farm will be the tire manufacturer Continental. In the future, the wind power will cover part of the electricity requirements of the Continental plant in Korbach, which is about eight kilometers away – an important employer in the region.
With this project, Continental is further expanding its direct supply of renewable electricity. At the same time, regional power generation contributes to greater planning security in the energy supply of the site.
The Twistenberg project was developed by the Verbands-Energie-Werk Gesellschaft für Erneuerbare Energien (VEW), a subsidiary of Energie Waldeck-Frankenberg GmbH (EWF). EWF is a regional energy supplier with municipal roots in Hesse. Thanks to the close cooperation between industry, the municipal energy sector and regional project development, this project will become a showcase project for the energy transition in industrial SMEs and large companies.
The Twistenberg wind farm is being built in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district in the typical low mountain range landscape of northern Hesse. With an average wind speed of 6.9 m/s, the site is optimally designed for the N175/6.X turbines, which have been specially developed for weaker to medium wind conditions.
“Especially in low mountain regions, our N175/6.X with large hub heights of 179 meters shows its strength: high yields with efficient turbine operation at the same time. In combination with the direct industrial use of electricity, the result is an overall concept that is convincing both economically and in terms of climate policy,” says Karsten Brüggemann, Vice President Region Central of the Nordex Group.
The start of the civil engineering work is planned for 2026; commissioning is planned about a year and a half later.
